Declaring to the authorities that one has returned
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Declaring to the authorities that one has returned
In returning to the UK permanently, is one required to tell any government departments?
The mere fact of going through immigration, I would have thought, shows that one is back, but one could be just visiting of course.
Are there penalties for failing to tell?
The mere fact of going through immigration, I would have thought, shows that one is back, but one could be just visiting of course.
Are there penalties for failing to tell?
#2
Re: Declaring to the authorities that one has returned
You are not required to tell anyone by law per se although you should do all the normal things one would do when moving to a new UK address, e.g. update the electoral roll, update your driving licence, registered with a local GP, etc..
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Re: Declaring to the authorities that one has returned
A British Citizen doesn't have to 'go through immigration' so no-one knows you are back, so telling HMRC isn't a bad idea, if you do go through DWP I believe that they will offer to tell other government departments you are back.
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Re: Declaring to the authorities that one has returned
If I remember correctly, when I arrived at Manchester Airport a few months ago, I had to show my British passport to an official in front of the queue of British (EU) passport holders, then went through a machine which scanned my thumb and took my photograph. What was that about?
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Re: Declaring to the authorities that one has returned
If I remember correctly, when I arrived at Manchester Airport a few months ago, I had to show my British passport to an official in front of the queue of British (EU) passport holders, then went through a machine which scanned my thumb and took my photograph. What was that about?
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Re: Declaring to the authorities that one has returned
If I remember correctly, when I arrived at Manchester Airport a few months ago, I had to show my British passport to an official in front of the queue of British (EU) passport holders, then went through a machine which scanned my thumb and took my photograph. What was that about?
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Re: Declaring to the authorities that one has returned
So the home office knows when I enter the UK on my British passport but is it really smart enough to tie it together with my Canadian passport when I leave the UK!!?